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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Alex, a 20 Year Old who speaks 11 Languages


1. How many languages does Alex speak? 
Alex speaks 11 languages.

2. Does context help in the process of acquiring a new language? 
Yes, Alex explains that in his case, the easiest way to learn the language is by context, he says that he remembers better what he saw or listen to, instead of what he reads on a paper.

3. Are there any languages that have similar pronunciation? 
Yes, Alex mentions that Dutch and Afrikaans had very similar words but different personalities, he mentions that Spanish and Greek are very similar.

4. Which of the languages spoken by Alex seem more colloquial?
Afrikaans

5. Is class a more important factor in language variation than geography?
No, class will only change the language to be consider in a formal or informal way, maybe jargon and slang, but the geography changes it to a completely different language.  

6. Do you think, the ability of learning a language is innate or learned? 
I believe that some people have a ability to learn languages in a faster way or in a better way, or maybe both. In Alex's case he talks about learning a language, and thanks to that language he will be able to learn another language that is similar to the one he just learned. But you need to repeat the words, understand how to use them and in which case, so language is learned.

7. According to you, are some languages more or less difficult to learn than others? Talk about your own experience.
I believe some languages are more difficult to learn than others, but this is because of what language you live with, your main language may be similar to others, so in that case you will be able to learn better these similar languages. 

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